Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-24
TEE CONGREGATIONAL AsSo-
CTATT0E.

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Thia 0snsral Asssssaaion. corrsspona
ne 30 cur State Associations q ~
ksss and n the interior. and whiek
covers the gruupd Of Eve Local nssuoia
nsns-vix: she Willameate Association
ne PoRst Sound Association. the hid
Columbia. upper Ooiambia and Yakims
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT st Ooifax on
Thursday afteEn0on. June 18th. Dele
Rates we're present fFom Q very consider
abe number % the chnrehes, thee Of
Eastern Waahington far eufnnmherine
these from any other locality, only twu
ekarches On tie 6eand-Seattls and
nouGhfen being represented. The
Portland First, FoEest Grove. Corvallis,
Oregon City, The Dsiles. Pendlston.
Cneney, Ratrvisw, CoifAx. EnSioofa,
kitzyiile, Sprsgue, WaIIs WaIla, MIDI
cal Lake, Granite Hin. etaFbuck, 500
kane Falls, Pullman, Union Flat and
some otbers we're foand Il from
ne Ntllametts and Oolnmbia basin.
Iee Association vas called 10 order
y Kew. 4. W. walters, pastor Of the
Collar Church.
Rev. @. O. Osis. Of Seattle. vas elected
d odeFatOF, and Rev. Il. V. Rsmineer.
Ct Albany, Oregon, chosen Clerk. Rev.
samuel Greene, Of HoaRhton, Registrar
for three years
Tue address Of welcome vas most
cordially given By Hon. ]. A. Perkins.
o. Colfax. and responded 10 By Rsy.
DR.. @. EeIls and the Moderator.
Rev. George H. Lee, Of Corvallis.
gave . most excellent paper upon the
netd Of more Bible study. Rev. Frank
AcOonouRhyey, Of SpFaaue, presided
veil prepared discourse from John,
T. l6, 10 veil filed house 90 Thursday
evening.
On Friday papers we're presented en-
How 30 make Public Worship more
attractive BY Rev. O. O. Otis; What
can the Church do to interest Dat
sidere," BY Rev. o. W. Lueas, of Pendle-
ton, Oregon; and "EvAngelistie Services
and how 70 conduct Them" BY Rev. @.
d. Atkinson, DID. There we're followed
D. ~ interesting Reports from the
Church. 9" a. given BY delegates and
pastors.
As usual, the subject Of home missions
occupied q good share of the tim Of the
nesting, papers being read upon "The
Moulding Power of Home Missions"
oy Rev. q. A. lockwood, Of Oregon
City, and 'OuF Most Urgent Needs " hy
Rev. n i. Cobleigh, Of Wallis WaIla.
The interesting meeting Of the day,
hovever, vas that Of the Women's Home
and Foreign Missionary Society, which
vas presided over by Mrs. O0vley, of
spokane, Mrs. q. II. Lee, Of Corvallis,
being Zee etary. The reports Of the
5eeretaR % OF the two departments Of
work showed great and Increasing in.
teFest and that gains had been made,
both in thel formation slf auxiliary so
ciesies, and In amount Of contributions.
With all this, however, the ladies' were
obliged 10 report about 800 lacking in
thelE pledges for Miss HOlbrook's sup
port.
The work Of the Congregational Sun.
day School and Publ hing Society was
presented by Rev. Samuel Green, OF
the Socit tvs representative
u Western Washington, by q paper on
lhe Importance Of O0uatry Sunday
Schools End Churches"
Rev. N. +. OObleigb,s paper on Son
and the Importance of
understanding it, was a clear setting
forth OF the polity of the denomination
and its peculiar adaptation TO the CON
ditions Of a new COUNTRY.
The need and opportunities for a
Congregational paper in the North
vest, as presented by Rev. Jonathan
Of Spokane, attracted much |
was considerably discussed,
Ind afterwards referred to q committee |
whose action should receive the ap-
DFoval Of the association.
The educational work of our churches |
vas shown 10 be gaining ground, its |
colleges and its academies receiving in
,reasing patronage and thereby becom-
ng more powerful factors IN develop
ing an educated Christian endeav0r |
And life among those youth who seek
their instruction from such sources.
Both President Anderson. OF Whitman
and President Ellis, of Forest
Grove and Pacific University, discussed
these matters 10 the very able papers
presented By them.
On the Sabbath the enlarged and
church building was crowded
TO overlooking to hear the sermon by
Rev. n. V. Remineer, of Albany. Or,
and to participate in the worship in
Herewith.
Eighty-fve churches are nov found
within the bounds of this association, o
gain OF twelve or fourteen within the
year.
One Of the pleasant things worthy Of
notice was the teleRraphio interchange
Of greetings between the General Con-
gregational Conference Of Maine, meet
ing at Augusta, and this Association,
The easternmost aud the westernmost
bodies OF oar denomina-
lion.
similar greetings we're also sent by
1s, and reply received. from the East
HFn Washington and Northern Idaho
Baptist Association, in session at Mes
soW, Idaho.
Too mueh praise cannot be given to
he people of Colfax for their multitude
II courtesies and their generous hospi-
Iality to every attendant upon the
whether coming from near or
Tar.
The Association accepted the invita-
ion 81 Plymouth Church of Seattle, TO |
hold there its next years gathering.
CoLTAK, W. T., June 20, 1887.